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Bettye Kronstad speaks for the first time about her marriage to Lou Reed: ‘Fame is a fiend. It turns people into monsters’
I was a 19-year-old student at Columbia University in New York when I first met Lou Reed in 1968. I was chatting with Lincoln, a friend of his who had been his college roommate at […]
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Metallica are ’25 per cent’ done with new album, says guitarist
Metallica are only a quarter of the way into making their new album, according to guitarist Kirk Hammett. The metal giants are currently in the early stages of what will be the follow-up to 2008’s […]
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Do I Own My Record Collection…..
……or does it own me? By some measures, my music collection is modest; by others, my stacks are small. To the uninitiated, though, I probably look like some kind of lunatic hoarder, my shelves packed […]
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Vinyl Record Storage Solutions….
Kickstarter campaign to revolutionise vinyl record storage, looks good…watch the clip here
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The 50 best cover versions
The Telegraph pick the best covers of songs that shine a new light on the originals, from Jimi Hendrix to the Happy Mondays, there’s a few goodies in here but surely they’ve missed a few? […]
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Crate Digger FM: Discogs Styled New Music Streaming App
DIG BABY DIG. Cratedigger is the first music streaming site that lets you discover new and old record releases from Cassette to 45s by artist or label. Backed by Discog’s 5.5 million releases and […]
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Sell your Vinyl Records & CDs here in Kent this Friday, 10th April
Our Kent offices are open again this Friday, the 10th April 2015 plus next week we’ll be in Soho, Central London on Saturday the 18th April [Record Store Day] for all sellers of mint condition vinyl records, […]
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Number of independent record shops reaches a 5 year high
Experiential shops and mixing old and new key to success 8th April 2015: The rate of independent record shop openings is on the rise as more than 40 new shops have opened in UK […]
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The 50 best covers?
We pick the best covers of songs that shine a new light on the originals, from Jimi Hendrix to the Happy Mondays By Neil McCormick, Helen Brown, Bernadette McNulty, Thomas H Green at the Telegraph […]
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Third Man Records Unveils Details for Record Store Day, Including Elvis Presley Reissue
Jack White‘s always-ambitious Third Man Records announced today (April 6) that they have no plans to take it easy on Record Store Day 2015, which this year falls on April 18. Elvis Presley’s first-ever recording, […]
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American Pie: 6 crazy conspiracy theories
Don McLean has finally revealed the meaning of his song American Pie. But will conspiracy theorists ever abandon these interpretations? Forty-four years after American Pie was released, Don McLean has finally revealed what those […]
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Top 10 Collectible Vinyl, CDs, Merchandise and Music Memorabilia added this week
Killer rarities through the doors this week including Beatles BPI Award, The Doors acetate, Jack White/Third Man Record Vault goodies, Peter Gabriel, signed XTC and more….see the Top Ten here
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Watch This! How To Turn a Playstation 1 Into A Turntable…
Dual Analog. A bunch of game addicts have pimped up a PS One; as well as reading dusty copies of Tekken 3, ISS Pro Evolution and Lara Croft Tomb Raider II just like the good […]
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Picture This! The Best Picture Disc Vinyl Records
A Top 41 run-down of sought-after picture discs, doggedly compiled and annotated by Tim Naylor The bane of audiophiles everywhere but beloved by many collectors, picture discs have been around since the 20s, utilising a […]
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Vinyl Records and CDs to sell? Visit our buyers this Friday 10th April in Kent or in London Saturday 18th April
Our professional team of buyers have a busy April lined up! Our Kent offices are open again this Friday, the 10th April 2015 and we’ll be in Soho, Central London on Saturday the 18th April [Record Store […]
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The Rise Of The Vinyl Record Cafe…
Like your record-shopping with a side of coffee and cake? Or ale and charcuterie? These places hear your cry. Records spinning in the background, coffee brewing, lovingly prepared snacks on offer, vinyl stacks to browse […]
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Rare ex-Yes guitarist Peter Banks’ Flash In The Can 1973 Vinyl LP
FLASH In The Can 1973 New Zealand 5-track LP, unique front laminated gatefold picture sleeve. The second album by the hugely admired band formed by ex-Yes guitarist Peter Banks, featuring a more guitar influenced sound […]
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Secret 7″ Vinyl…….
……Secret 7” is an annual event that combines music and art for a good cause…. We take 7 tracks from 7 of the best-known musicians around and press each one 100 times to 7” vinyl. […]
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Frank Zappa’s final album gets June 2015 release date
Cited as his 100th album, Dance Me This, recorded before the artist’s death in 1993, is to be released this summer Dance Me This, the last album Frank Zappa recorded before his death in 1993, […]
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Very Rare Speed Down The Road 1980 7″ Vinyl Single
SPEED Down The Road Ultra rare legendary 1980 UK Speed Records blue label with silver print vinyl 7″ single which also includes the track ‘Man On The Street’ – featuring Bruce Dickinson [known as ‘Bruce […]
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The Flipside of Record Store Day: In the U.K., Not Everyone Is a Fan
Since it’s inception in 2007, Record Store Day has become a holiday of sorts among the music buying public. Not only has it caught on with vinyl enthusiasts, it’s flourished, going from the few and […]
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Vinyl Records and CDs to sell? Visit our buyers in both Kent & London during April
Our professional team of buyers have a busy April lined up! Our Kent offices are open again next Friday, the 10th April 2015 and we’ll be in Soho, Central London on Saturday the 18th April [Record […]
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Top 10 Collectible Vinyl, CDs, Merchandise and Music Memorabilia added this week
More top notch goodies through the doors at Eil Towers this week – look out for a mega-rare copy of ex-Yes guitarist Peter Banks’s Flash LP, a Japanese only 17CD Bruce Springsteen boxset, a Bjork […]
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Super rare Bjork Promotional Only 2002 Russian Nesting Dolls
These are fabulous… have you got a set in your collection? BJORK – Greatest Hits Russian Nesting Dolls: Rare 2002 UK official One Little Indian promotional only set of five Russian nesting dolls. Each wooden […]
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Jay Z promotes ‘artist-owned’ music streaming brand
Some of the biggest names in entertainment have re-launched the music subscription service Tidal, which they are billing as the first artist-owned platform for music and video. At an event in New York on Monday, […]